Topic
Topaz
5 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 28:17Easton · Smith · Nave In the breastplate
And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
- Ezekiel 28:13Easton · Smith · Nave A precious stone
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy…
- Revelation 21:20Easton · Smith · Nave A precious stone
The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
- Exodus 39:10Smith · Nave In the breastplate
And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.
- Job 28:19Easton · Nave Ethiopian, celebrated
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
Heb. pitdah (Ezek. 28:13; Rev. 21:20), a golden yellow or “green” stone brought from Cush or Ethiopia (Job 28:19). It was the second stone in the first row in the breastplate of the high priest, and had the name of Simeon inscribed on it (Ex. 28:17). It is probably the chrysolite of the moderns.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 4 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
to'-paz.
See STONES, PRECIOUS.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.